After reporting the situation of the ordnance to Rostislav, Vanigo saw the satisfied look on the face of the Prince of Moscow, and then before the Prince gave the order, he waved to the door.

Following his wave, two craftsmen immediately pushed in a small cart, and on top of this cart was a set of armor placed on an armor frame.

Rostislav's attention was immediately attracted by this armor. He saw that it was a pair of long-sleeved gold-ringed chainmails. Each armor ring was painted with dark gold, which was very consistent with what the battle commander wore.

The cuffs and collar of the chainmail are also inlaid with copper rings to further increase defense.

Moreover, this chain mail is woven with double rings, and the weaving is very fine. This kind of chain mail is stronger, but it requires a lot of work. This is also the kind of armor Rostislav likes.

"Lord Rostislav, this is a small thought from our blacksmith guild. Please accept it. We have spent a lot of fortifications and materials for this armor."

Vanigo said with a smile, while Rostislav walked to the armor and touched the armor. It was indeed good armor.

He immediately picked up the chain mail and put it on his body, and found that the size perfectly matched his body shape.

"I accept this gift, Vanigo, tell me, what does your blacksmith guild want?"

Rostislav sat down in his original position wearing this armor, and then asked Vanigo's request.

Although this set of chain mail was well made and made of solid materials, to be honest, it was not too expensive for a prince like Rostislav.

So this gift is actually just a reason for the blacksmiths' guild to ask Rostislav for something. This thing won't be too important, otherwise the blacksmiths' guild would not only give such a finely crafted armor, but a more valuable gift.

.

"Sir, it's like this. We want you to open up the sales of weapons and armor to the Moscow market. To be honest with you, there are a lot of complaints about our guild from outside, saying that we only sell weapons and armor to outsiders.

, not selling to locals, and some people say that this is all because I, a Merian, do this deliberately..."

Vanigo is also a straightforward person and tells his requests directly.

There is a reason for being so direct. This issue is related to whether he can secure his position as guild master.

The prince's appointment of a Merian as the master of the Ross guild made some people unhappy, and these people were already taking advantage of this opportunity to put pressure and incite dissatisfaction, inciting the guild members to oppose their master.

As for why this situation occurs, it is because Rostislav has been restricting the sales channels of weapons and armor of the blacksmith guild.

Except for merchants from other places, the guild's goods could only be sold to the prince's armory and could not flow into the Moscow market.

The main reason why Rostislav is like this is to attract foreign merchants by concentrating its goods on foreign trade.

This was indeed a very successful strategy. Through the output of a large number of weapons and armor, Moscow's reputation was spread throughout Russia.

The large number of merchants attracted drove the production of other guilds in Moscow, bringing the guilds in Moscow to a peak of development. It can be said that it is a typical example of using one point to drive a large area.

But at this time, Moscow obviously no longer needs to do this, but this policy is still maintained due to inertia.

Rostislav also put the matter aside due to difficulty in making a decision, because he was still a little afraid of the proliferation of weapons and armor in his heart, and planned to maintain the status quo.

But now that Vanigo has brought the problem to his face, he has to face it seriously.

Faced with Vanigo's question, Rostislav couldn't help but scratch his head.

The demands of the Merian people are completely reasonable, and it should be natural to liberalize the sale of weapons and armor in Moscow. However, the prince is still a little worried. He is a little afraid that weapons and armor will spread to the people.

But after a while Rostislav also thought about it. He found that he really thought a little too much. In this era, people with weapons and armor were not everywhere. On the one hand, they were indeed a threat to the prince's regime, but on the other hand, they were also a threat to the prince's regime.

The composition of the prince's army.

And more importantly, with the temporary satisfaction of foreign trade, he has no need to restrict the trade of weapons and armor.

The most important thing is that if he doesn't occupy this market, someone will occupy it. The arms trade has always been a hugely profitable industry and can bring countless wealth. In recent years, all the money in Moscow's low-level arms market has been made by foreign businessmen.

Already.

Once this idea was opened, there would naturally be no problems. Rostislav said directly to Vanigo: "Then you can do it with confidence and expand the sales in Moscow. I hope this can make everyone in the blacksmith guild

The monthly benefit payment has increased.”

Rostislav's words were an exchange of interests. The Prince of Moscow would not simply hand over his rights, even if these rights were perfectly justified.

"Of course, Lord Rostislav, we will provide the offering."

Vanigo immediately agreed. This was completely affordable for him. After opening the Moscow market, the new profits were enough to provide part of the supply.

After talking about the most important transaction, the two began to have a family conversation. The conversation here was much more relaxed, and both of them were reminiscing about the past.

After all, Vanigo followed the prince's footsteps soon after Rostislav came to Northeastern Rus', and even brought his neighbors to help the prince fight. It has been six years since this happened.

They chatted until someone knocked on the door and said that the masters and craftsmen of the guild were coming to visit the prince on time.

These people are the most skilled people in the entire blacksmith guild. They are called master craftsmen, and they produce the best weapons and armor. They even enjoy a certain reputation throughout Russia because of their excellent works. Of course,

Vanigo is one of them.

Next, Vanigo introduced the master craftsmen in the Iron Armor Guild to the prince. The level of these master craftsmen and the guild masters was about the same as that of the guild masters. Several of them were once competitors of Vanigo.

Because of the competition, they usually didn't obey Vanigo much and just did what they should do.

Now they stand in front of the Prince of Moscow, groveling and submissive, without any pride of being masters.

The reason why these people are like this is also very simple. The Prince of Moscow can decide the future of the guild and the candidate of the next guild master. Of course, everyone has to please the prince.

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Chapter completed!